Have managed to get my Conexant HSF 56k Softmodem installed under Puppy (v2.13) - fully up and working - including full speed 'licence key' and other required info ..

Well the best speed I've ever been able to get here is around 43kbs - normal is around 34-36kbs ..

Followed - jcoder24's - guide to get everything working - thanks jcoder24 ..

I did have some probs early on installing the driver - it did install but it came up in mode - "crippled" .. Exclamation... Eventually found that I needed a few extra files/libs to get it to 'correctly' install ..

You'll probably need to get them from another linux distro (if you run any other as well as Puppy) - or "google" for them ..

Someone asked if these 'extra' files need to be for the kernel version used in the 'installed' Puppy - BUT - I used ones from my other distro (MEPIS) which runs on kernel version 2.6.15-1 - so I would say if you stay with a kernel no earlier than version 2.6.12 + - then you should have no probs ..

Once I had these extra files installed - the Linuxant driver 'correctly' installed - then AFTER I did a REBOOT - (NOTE: you MUST DO REBOOT 1st) - using the 'rxvt' terminal - I ran the command '/usr/sbin/hsfconfig' to complete the modem setup steps - finally managed to insert my 'email' address & 'country' & 'licence key' data - and BINGO everything works properly now ..

BE CAREFUL : before you install the 'ls' file - you will need to "rename" the existing 'ls' command file in folder - '/usr/sbin' to say '/usr/sbin/ls_old~' - then install the new 'ls' file ....... REASON : the existing 'ls' command used is really the BUSYBOX 'ls' command, whereas the new 'ls' command is the 'standard LINUX 'ls' command ... BE WARNED .. if you don't do the rename there will be a clash - may lock up your system ...

AFTER: once you have installed and setup the Linuxant driver & got your modem working properly - you will need to uninstall the new 'ls' command file and RENAME your old one back to it's original ... OTHERWISE .. Puppy may have probs that I don't know about ..

Hi,
I tend to agree with vicio1. This sounds like a very good work around but is over the heads of most of us poor noobs. This modem chipset is used in a lot of laptops {like mine} so I'm sure this would be a VERY popular fix.
craftybytes...If you could provide a VERY simplified walkthru and maybe include a zip of the exact files you used I'm sure a lot of us technologically challenged linux wannabees would be eternally grateful.
Thanks,
Bobby

EDIT::: <<<<<<<<< PLEASE NOTE >>>>>>>>>
These are ONLY for use with the - Conexant PCI HSF 56k Softmodem; Type: PCI ID: 127a:2015 - type internal winmodems and ONLY for kernel - 2.6.18.1 - not for any other kernel ..

Download and 'unzip' each file to a 'temp' folder in - '/my-documents' - in puppy ..
Now you should have 4 x 'sub-folders' :- /etc, /extra, /lib, & /usr ..

All that needs to be done now is to "copy" the 'folders/files' within these 'sub-folders' into the respectively named 'folders' in Puppy ..

Just to clarify though - the files I posted above are for use ONLY with - Conexant PCI HSF 56k Softmodem; PCI ID: 127a:2015; Class: 0780 - type modem cards ..

The files are ALREADY "compiled" using the Puppy kernel - 2.6.18.1 - and the Linuxant drivers for the - 127a:2015 - modem card - so will not work for any other PCI ID: version of card - even though the Class: 0780 - maybe the same ..

Your scanmodem report gives the modem as:

PCI_id 14f1:2f00; Class: 0780

As can be seen - my modem is - 127a:2015 - but yours is - 14f1:2f00 - thus the above posted driver files will not work ..

Sorry but it looks like you will have to do a "compile" of the Linuxant files with your modem in place so as the 'correct' drivers can be installed ..

I see that you live in Queensland - so maybe send me a PM and we can further discuss what we could do about this for you.. Maybe if you have a few of these modem cards - you could post one to me and I'll see what I can do about 'compiling' the drivers for you and send them back on a CD when returning the modem card..

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